Kenya is one of the best places for electric vehicles. The grid is very green, with over 90% of electricity generated from renewable energy sources such as hydro, geothermal, wind, and some utility-…
Brussels, 6 July 2022
This is a very sad day for clear rules on financing under sustainability criteria. Nuclear and fossil gas lobby interests won over sound sustainability rules for green…
Integrity and Compliance Specialist / Independent Integrity Unit, Green Climate Fund
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A spacecraft measuring Earth's warming 'greenhouse' effect in its greatest ever detail will be built in the UK.
The Forum satellite will be assembled by aerospace giant Airbus at its factory in…
Rabat - With a 1.9 GW of solar and wind capacity, Morocco has the third-largest renewables capacity among Arabic-speaking countries, said the latest Global Energy Monitor report.
In Kenya, the main electricity producer Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is installing a charging station for electric vehicles in the capital Nairobi. The initiative contributes to the…
The German subsidiary of the British telecommunications group Vodafone is launching an operation to recycle one million used mobile phones in Nigeria, Ghana and Cameroon.
The Symbiotics platform is issuing $17 million in green bonds. The proceeds will fund Sun King's solar home systems in Africa and Asia.
Sun King secures further funding for the distribution of its…
The gold-crowned tooth of Democratic Republic of Congo independence hero Patrice Lumumba has been buried more than 60 years after he was assassinated.
It is the only part of his body that exists…
The World Bank is warning of the real danger of a massive economic downturn across the world. In a recent analysis it warned that many countries – including those in sub-Saharan Africa – will be…
The Cameroonian government is inaugurating two drinking water supply systems in the southern region. The installations are equipped with hybrid solar mini-power stations with batteries for…
Portable, solar-powered fridge solution to store and transport medicines wins the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
The winner, Norah Magero, is the first Kenyan to win the award…
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KITGUM, UGANDA — Abya Mwaka is used to the constant groan of generators. They have become indispensable for small businesses in Kitgum, a…
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Many of Brazil’s unique creatures, from a minuscule orange frog to the collared titi monkey, could face a bleak future if global warming…
The export of used lithium-ion batteries for second-life applications from Europe to Africa must follow clear rules and be better controlled. This is what Researchers and environmentalists from Oeko-…
Zimbabwe is looking to capitalise on the global energy transition to supply lithium to world markets, as global demand for the mineral which is used for electric vehicle batteries is exponentially…
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that British International Investment (BII) is to invest up to £160 million into a joint venture between Norfund and Scatec that will help develop Africa…
HÀ NỘI — Corio Generation of Macquarie Group (Australia) proposed researching an offshore wind power plant project with a capacity of about 1,000MW at the total investment of between $2 billion and $…
As Asia's first offshore wind power project using flexible DC transmission technology, the cumulative power generation capacity of the Rudong offshore wind farm in China's Jiangsu Province exceeds 1…